SST  14.0.0
StructuralSimulationToolkit
marsaglia.h
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11 
12 #ifndef SST_CORE_RNG_MARSAGLIA_H
13 #define SST_CORE_RNG_MARSAGLIA_H
14 
15 #include "sst/core/sst_types.h"
16 
17 #include "rng.h"
18 
19 #include <stdint.h>
20 #include <sys/time.h>
21 
22 #define MARSAGLIA_UINT32_MAX 4294967295U
23 #define MARSAGLIA_UINT64_MAX 18446744073709551615ULL
24 #define MARSAGLIA_INT32_MAX 2147483647L
25 #define MARSAGLIA_INT64_MAX 9223372036854775807LL
26 
27 namespace SST {
28 namespace RNG {
29 /**
30  \class MarsagliaRNG marsaglia.h "sst/core/rng/marsaglia.h"
31 
32  Implements a random number generator using the Marsaglia method. This method is
33  computationally cheap and provides a reasonable distribution of random numbers. If
34  you need additional strength in the random numbers you may want to consider the
35  Mersenne RNG.
36 
37  For more information see the Multiply-with-carry Random Number Generator article
38  at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiply-with-carry).
39 */
41 {
42 
43 public:
44  /**
45  Creates a new Marsaglia RNG using the initial seeds.
46  @param[in] initial_z One of the random seed pairs
47  @param[in] initial_w One of the random seed pairs.
48  */
49  MarsagliaRNG(unsigned int initial_z, unsigned int initial_w);
50 
51  /**
52  Creates a new Marsaglia RNG using random initial seeds (which are
53  read from the system clock). Note that these will create variation
54  between runs and between platforms.
55  */
56  MarsagliaRNG();
57 
58  /**
59  Restart the random number generator with new seeds
60  @param[in] new_z A new Z-seed
61  @param[in] new_w A new W-seed
62  */
63  void restart(unsigned int new_z, unsigned int new_w);
64 
65  /**
66  Generates the next random number as a double in the range 0 to 1.
67  */
68  double nextUniform() override;
69 
70  /**
71  Generates the next random number as an unsigned 32-bit integer.
72  */
73  uint32_t generateNextUInt32() override;
74 
75  /**
76  Generates the next random number as an unsigned 64-bit integer.
77  */
78  uint64_t generateNextUInt64() override;
79 
80  /**
81  Generates the next number as a signed 64-bit integer.
82  */
83  int64_t generateNextInt64() override;
84 
85  /**
86  Generates the next number as a signed 32-bit integer.
87  */
88  int32_t generateNextInt32() override;
89 
90  /**
91  Seed the XOR RNG
92  */
93  void seed(uint64_t newSeed);
94 
95  /**
96  * Serialization function for checkpoint
97  */
99 
100  /**
101  Serialization macro
102  */
103  ImplementSerializable(SST::RNG::MarsagliaRNG)
104 
105 private:
106  /**
107  Generates the next random number
108  */
109  unsigned int generateNext();
110 
111  /**
112  The Z seed of the Marsaglia generator
113  */
114  unsigned int m_z;
115 
116  /**
117  The W seed of the Marsaglia generator
118  */
119  unsigned int m_w;
120 };
121 
122 } // namespace RNG
123 } // namespace SST
124 
125 #endif // SST_CORE_RNG_MARSAGLIA_H
Implements the base class for random number generators for the SST core.
Definition: rng.h:29
This class is basically a wrapper for objects to declare the order in which their members should be s...
Definition: serializer.h:35
void seed(uint64_t newSeed)
Seed the XOR RNG.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:142
Definition: action.cc:18
int64_t generateNextInt64() override
Generates the next number as a signed 64-bit integer.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:104
MarsagliaRNG()
Creates a new Marsaglia RNG using random initial seeds (which are read from the system clock)...
Definition: marsaglia.cc:39
void restart(unsigned int new_z, unsigned int new_w)
Restart the random number generator with new seeds.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:52
int32_t generateNextInt32() override
Generates the next number as a signed 32-bit integer.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:126
unsigned int m_w
The W seed of the Marsaglia generator.
Definition: marsaglia.h:119
Implements a random number generator using the Marsaglia method.
Definition: marsaglia.h:40
ImplementSerializable(SST::RNG::MarsagliaRNG) private unsigned int m_z
Serialization macro.
Definition: marsaglia.h:103
uint64_t generateNextUInt64() override
Generates the next random number as an unsigned 64-bit integer.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:88
double nextUniform() override
Generates the next random number as a double in the range 0 to 1.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:76
uint32_t generateNextUInt32() override
Generates the next random number as an unsigned 32-bit integer.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:149
void serialize_order(SST::Core::Serialization::serializer &ser) override
Serialization function for checkpoint.
Definition: marsaglia.cc:165